Favorite Director?

[GBO18]

Scorsese and Howard.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

1.) Steven Spielberg

Jaws, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Jurassic Park, Lincoln, E.T. The Raiders of the Lost Ark, IJ: Temple of Doom, IJ: Last Crusade, Schindlers List, Saving Private Ryan, The Goonies, The Color Purple, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, War of the Worlds, Empire of the Sun, Amistad, Memoirs of a Geisha, Poltergeist, Twister, etc.

2.) Martin Scorcesse

Hugo, Raging Bull, The Departed, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Goodfellas, Casino, Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, The Last Temptation of Christ, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, etc.


3.) Ridley Scott

Alien, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Prometheus, Thelma and Louise, The Grey, American Gangster, Hannibal, etc.

4.) Stanley Kubrick

The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odessy, Dr. Strangelove, Spartacus, Eyes Wide Shut, Lolita, etc.

5.) Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather 1,2, &3, Apocalypse Now, Brahm Stoker's Dracula, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Patton, Tucker, The Great Gatsby, The Way We Were, Jack, etc.

 

[Coug]

I said Sam Raimi, you never listen to me anymore. Lol

Truth be told I skimmed past it as I was surprised by a lot of the responses being mostly current directors.

Nolan has only had one good hit imo and that was The Dark Knight. I saw a recent trailer for Man of Steel and based on that one it looks like he succesfully darkened that movie as well which I was hoping he wouldn't.

I could be wrong but we'll see.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Truth be told I skimmed past it as I was surprised by a lot of the responses being mostly current directors.

Nolan has only had one good hit imo and that was The Dark Knight. I saw a recent trailer for Man of Steel and based on that one it looks like he succesfully darkened that movie as well which I was hoping he wouldn't.

I could be wrong but we'll see.

That's kind of the new direction of superhero movies now though. And to be honest I think it's better. The comics always get darker as time goes on. And when you consider that superheroes are dealing with crime and murder, taking them in darker directions creates a more realistic feel.

 

[Coug]

That's kind of the new direction of superhero movies now though. And to be honest I think it's better. The comics always get darker as time goes on. And when you consider that superheroes are dealing with crime and murder, taking them in darker directions creates a more realistic feel.

Didn't we go this route with Hancock already? I know he's not Marvel but still. Trying to humanize and darken superheroes just doesn't play well across the screen.

 

[n_huffhines]

1.) Steven Spielberg

Jaws, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Jurassic Park, Lincoln, E.T. The Raiders of the Lost Ark, IJ: Temple of Doom, IJ: Last Crusade, Schindlers List, Saving Private Ryan, The Goonies, The Color Purple, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, War of the Worlds, Empire of the Sun, Amistad, Memoirs of a Geisha, Poltergeist, Twister, etc.

2.) Martin Scorcesse

Hugo, Raging Bull, The Departed, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Goodfellas, Casino, Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, The Last Temptation of Christ, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, etc.


3.) Ridley Scott

Alien, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Prometheus, Thelma and Louise, The Grey, American Gangster, Hannibal, etc.

4.) Stanley Kubrick

The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odessy, Dr. Strangelove, Spartacus, Eyes Wide Shut, Lolita, etc.

5.) Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather 1,2, &3, Apocalypse Now, Brahm Stoker's Dracula, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Patton, Tucker, The Great Gatsby, The Way We Were, Jack, etc.

In bold are the ones that I feel are great achievements in film. These aren't necessarily their best movies but they were innovative or unique, and I think they made these films better than anyone else could have.